Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum

Fun morning out. Entrance to the museum was much cheaper than I expected, about £11 each with no concessions. We spent about 2 hours here. The lift to the tower was out of use but I'd recommend walking up anyway as there are paintings and information all the way up. There are also parts talking about ships and the shipyards if you're interested in that. The ruins of the wall and the Roman buildings are interesting and it's a nice experience being right at the end of the world famous wall.

Nice roman area museum with clear markings about the objects. Some displays are a bit too dark to really see them. Outside area of the roman garrison place is best viewed upstairs watchtower.

Visited on a free English Heritage day and glad we did! So much to see and learn about, very well laid out with a map to guide you. Loads to buy in the gift shop as keepsakes or gifts and friendly staff on hand

Easily reachable by Metro (get off at Wallsend). The museum was under renovation from the outside and part of the upper floor exhibition was under construction when I visited, but the museum kindly only charged half price. You can get the tickets at the counter with no problem and the museum was not crowded at all when I visited during the week, so you have lots of time to see everything. The accessible part of the museum is very beautifully designed and you feel like you've been teleported back to Roman times. Once you have a ticket you can access the ruins of the Segedunum Fort and the end of Hadrian's Wall just across the street. For roughly 3,50 pounds that was definitely worth a visit!

A pretty shocking lack of engagement with colonialism in the history exhibits, even where it is explicitly alluded to. The Roman stuff was great though, well presented with lots of cool finds tucked away in the cabinets. Appreciated all the engagement activities too!

Neat museum that's definitely worth a visit if you're interested in Hadrian's Wall. Entry tickets are discounted as of writing this review, I think it was just under £4 (you can buy at the museum). It's easy to get to, only a ~3-minute walk from the Wallsend metro station. I went on a Wednesday afternoon and there was only one other small group that showed up after me so it's quite relaxed. There were an informative gallery about the site and surrounding area's history and a viewing platform for the site, and you can also walk on the site itself. Just across the road, there's a separate section of the site where there's an actual section of the wall alongside a recreation you can go up on. Unfortunately, it seemed like some of the side galleries and the Roman bathhouse recreation were closed during my visit, not sure when those will be re-opened.

I'm a big history buff but this site is disappointing, needlessly so. The visitor centre, though new, is rundown, rust on the cladding which is very dirty. The viewing tower somewhat uninviting and the windows caked in dirt. The museum beneath is ok but again, lacks imagination so it's rather dry. It's also in one part devoted to the nearby shipyard and it's history. This deserves more than a few panels on a stairwell and it is a missed opportunity. A separate exhition is needed, either on site or adjacent so as not to lose the focus of where we are. The roman excavations themselves could do with a bit of love and attention. The paths between the different buildings are mossy and weedy which makes it less obvious what is historic and what is merely wanting for maintainance. The bathhouse replica was roped off with ropes that were clearly weathered and must have been in place a long time. All in all I found it a rather depressing and saddening experience. It could be so much more. It's an absolute gem of a place let down by poor presentation. Some suggestions, more signage outside - what there is, is faded. More interpretation to help visitors visualise it. And also link with the nearby ruins, mile one of Hadrians wall for example. What was life like for the people garrisoned there. The people who lived along side. All we have are a few dry displays. The one big plus were the staff. Friendly, happy to chat and clearly enthused by their venue. I can't praise them highly enough.

This is an absolute gem in the suburbs of Newcastle. There’s lots of history to see and read and you could easily spend 2-3 hours here. Added bonus is there’s lockers here to put your shopping in and you can then go around the fort area and even see a portion of Hadrian’s Wall. There’s a gift shop as well with really reasonable prices for souvenirs. The only criticism I have is there’s no cafe here, however they do have cold drinks and basic tea and coffee at reasonable prices as well. It’s well worth a visit and I’m so glad I came before the winter/Christmas closure as the last time I wanted to come wasn’t possible due to Covid restrictions. Highly recommended and I’ll be coming back.

Just of the metro this is a great fort with a musuem and a contrsuted batch house, this is pretty much where the wall ends and you can walk around the fort though there isnt much there compaired with other places along hadrians wall what there is is the excellent musuem with display of artifacts and loads of intereactive games to play They have recontrusted diffenent parts of the barracks so that you can see rooms as they would have been. Outside they have contrusted a full bath house with hot and cold rooms replica toilets and plunge baths The tower house has great views of the surronding area where the ships used to be built the musuesm also has a gallery on the coal and ship building industry of the area. There is a nice little cafe and a good shop full of nice jewelly books and games for children

Anyone interested in Roman History should visit this site.Literally the end of the Roman Wall,sited at Wallsend on the banks the river Tyne.This site was uncovered when the old Simpsons Hotel was demolished.Swan Hunters shipbuilders clock stands at the entrance (another sign of times gone by)There are the foundations of the Roman buildings and a fully reconstructed bath house as well as a portion of the wall itself and a section of the wall reconstructed that you can actually walk upon to get the true feeling.They have an observation tower and a museum.Throughout the year there are special events when the Romans come alive and centurians walk the surrounding areas.There is the usual tea room and gift shop.Easily reached from Wallsend Metro approx 500yds up the road.Well worth a visit for young and all.